Rosemary Burns

Wednesday

Nov 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM

Rosemary (McHenry) Burns, 76, passed away on Nov. 12, 2012. She was born on Sept. 17, 1936, in Passaic, N.J., to proud parents John and Margaret (Sacco) Burns.

She was a devoted mother to Margaret and Wayne Kozlik, Kathleen and Joseph Wolfe, and Vincent McHenry, all of Pennsylvania. She was a loving grandmother to Megan and Kaitlin Kozlik, Gabrielle and Joseph De Rossi, Brittany and Kathleen McHenry, and Samantha Wolfe. In addition, she was a loving sister to Jacqueline and Theodore Vanak of Clifton, N.J., and the late Rita Antista. She also is survived by multiple nieces and nephews, and lifelong family friend Lin Dianas of Clifton, N.J.

Rosemary traveled with her mom and dad to various states but Clifton, N.J., was always her home. She was employed at Matzner Publications in her early years as a proofreader. She also worked at AB Bookman and National Telephone Directory as a saleswoman and, in 1998, retired from Tension Envelope and moved to Long Pond with her daughters.

Rosemary's bright smile and kindness to all who knew her will be truly missed by all.

There will be a visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Marrocco Memorial Chapel, 470 Colfax Ave., Clifton, N.J. The funeral will be at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the memorial chapel. A funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Clifton, N.J. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.